If you've never heard of Tough Mudder, it's a 10-12 mile obstacle course designed to test all-around strength, stamina, teamwork, and mental grit. Tough Mudder is "Probably the Toughest Event on the Planet."
The course Eric ran was 10.4 miles with 19 obstacles (I got pictures of most of them!). It took them a little over 4 hours to finish the course, but that included some long waits at a few different obstacles.
The obstacles included Creek Crusade, Devils Beard, Warrior Carry, Everest, Berlin Walls, Jumpin' Bale, Walk the Plank, Balls to the Wall, Prairie Dog, Mudder Wheelbarrow, Pole Dancer, Creek Crusade, Funky Monkey, Mud Mile, Arctic Enema, Jumpin' Bale, Glory Blades, Mudslide, and Electroshock Therapy.
Here's some pictures from the race:
Eric's team! Mike, Jaycen, Eric, Justin, Stuart, and David
Pre-race picture
Devil's Beard obstacle
Still smiling, but it's still early in the race!
This was probably my favorite obstacle to watch because of the teamwork that went into it. This is Everest. Everyone worked together and took turns laying on the ground to help people climb up (Eric's at the bottom in the second row from the end), and then others waited at the top to grab arms and legs of fellow mudders to help pull them up.
Eric's turn to get to the top!
This obstacle was called Berlin Walls. Two straight up and down walls to climb over.
Then it was Jumpin' Bale, where they had to climb over 5 or 6 rows of hay bales. Later they had to jump across rows of lined up hay bales.
Walk the Plank! A 12 foot jump down into some chilly water.
Balls to the Wall-using a rope to climb up and down a wall.
Funky Monkey. I was so impressed that all the boys were able to finish this one! They had to "monkey bar" up and inclined ladder and then down a declined ladder.
The Mud Mile. Hay bales covered in mud and muck with nasty mud pits in between them.
This one is called Arctic Enema. There was a dumpster full of ice water that they had to jump in. To make matters worse, they had to go under the water! There was a board half-way submerged in the middle of the dumpster so they had to go under to get to the other side. Noooo thank you!
I'd say it was a little cold :)
The last obstacle before the finish line was called Electroshock Therapy. There were live wires hanging down all throughout the obstacle charged with 7,500 volts. Eric said he only got shocked once-he was a lucky one!
Crossing that long awaited finish line! So proud of my husband for completing the race!
All the boys after crossing the finish line! With their post-race beers of course.
And our post-race picture. No touching that muddy boy until he washes off!
